Economy

California businesses have received $66.6 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans so far, about 13% of the nation’s total, according to federal loan data. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state’s businesses didn’t receive a proportional share of the federal money in the first round, but that it is now “punching above its weight” in […]

Health officials say the coronavirus is controlled enough to allow retail and manufacturing businesses to partially reopen.

California could reopen for an earlier school year, perhaps as soon as late July, to make up for lost learning time. Some retailers and manufacturers may be able to reopen in a matter of weeks — provided they take safety precautions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom could order that essential employees who contract coronavirus did so on the job and automatically qualify for workers' comp benefits. Businesses warn that could cost billions.

As California gradually reopens amid a pandemic that has killed nearly 48,000 Americans and left more than 3 million Californians unemployed, Gov. Gavin Newsom is faced with his toughest decisions yet: When and how do we return to normal?

California testing swab shortage has limited its ability to test for the coronavirus — and eventually restart the economy. That might be about to change.

Californians with consumer debt could see their stimulus checks garnished by collectors. Advocates want the state to act but they're still waiting for a response.

Five weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, protesters gathered at the state Capitol to call for easing restrictions and lawmakers complained they haven't had a voice in managing the crisis.

California aims to help businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic by assisting them with inventory problems and credit card debt they’ve amassed. Those are among the ideas to be considered by a new, 80-member task force that Gov. Gavin Newsom created today to guide the state’s economic reopening and recovery.  Co-chaired by former presidential candidate […]

California cities face budget deficits as a pandemic-induced recession sets. Mayors are calling for federal bailouts in what's expected to be a long recovery.